riemu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëëmu. Cognates include Karelian riemu and Estonian rõõm. Further etymology unclear, but possibly a sound-symbolic word related to remu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrie̯mu/, [ˈrie̞̯mu]
• Rhymes: -iemu
• Syllabification^(key): rie‧mu

Noun

riemu

1. joy, elation, glee
2. (in some compounds) jubilee

   riemutohtori ― jubilee doctor, golden doctor (honorary title for a person who has held an academic doctorate for 50 years)

   riemuvuosi ― jubilee (year)

Declension

Inflection of riemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		riemu	riemut
genitive		riemun	riemujen
partitive		riemua	riemuja
illative		riemuun	riemuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		riemu	riemut
accusative	nom.	riemu	riemut
	gen.	riemun
genitive		riemun	riemujen
partitive		riemua	riemuja
inessive		riemussa	riemuissa
elative		riemusta	riemuista
illative		riemuun	riemuihin
adessive		riemulla	riemuilla
ablative		riemulta	riemuilta
allative		riemulle	riemuille
essive		riemuna	riemuina
translative		riemuksi	riemuiksi
abessive		riemutta	riemuitta
instructive		—	riemuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of riemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative riemuni riemuni accusative nom. riemuni riemuni gen. riemuni genitive riemuni riemujeni partitive riemuani riemujani inessive riemussani riemuissani elative riemustani riemuistani illative riemuuni riemuihini adessive riemullani riemuillani ablative riemultani riemuiltani allative riemulleni riemuilleni essive riemunani riemuinani translative riemukseni riemuikseni abessive riemuttani riemuittani instructive — — comitative — riemuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative riemusi riemusi accusative nom. riemusi riemusi gen. riemusi genitive riemusi riemujesi partitive riemuasi riemujasi inessive riemussasi riemuissasi elative riemustasi riemuistasi illative riemuusi riemuihisi adessive riemullasi riemuillasi ablative riemultasi riemuiltasi allative riemullesi riemuillesi essive riemunasi riemuinasi translative riemuksesi riemuiksesi abessive riemuttasi riemuittasi instructive — — comitative — riemuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative riemumme riemumme accusative nom. riemumme riemumme gen. riemumme genitive riemumme riemujemme partitive riemuamme riemujamme inessive riemussamme riemuissamme elative riemustamme riemuistamme illative riemuumme riemuihimme adessive riemullamme riemuillamme ablative riemultamme riemuiltamme allative riemullemme riemuillemme essive riemunamme riemuinamme translative riemuksemme riemuiksemme abessive riemuttamme riemuittamme instructive — — comitative — riemuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative riemunne riemunne accusative nom. riemunne riemunne gen. riemunne genitive riemunne riemujenne partitive riemuanne riemujanne inessive riemussanne riemuissanne elative riemustanne riemuistanne illative riemuunne riemuihinne adessive riemullanne riemuillanne ablative riemultanne riemuiltanne allative riemullenne riemuillenne essive riemunanne riemuinanne translative riemuksenne riemuiksenne abessive riemuttanne riemuittanne instructive — — comitative — riemuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative riemunsa riemunsa accusative nom. riemunsa riemunsa gen. riemunsa genitive riemunsa riemujensa partitive riemuaan riemuansa riemujaan riemujansa inessive riemussaan riemussansa riemuissaan riemuissansa elative riemustaan riemustansa riemuistaan riemuistansa illative riemuunsa riemuihinsa adessive riemullaan riemullansa riemuillaan riemuillansa ablative riemultaan riemultansa riemuiltaan riemuiltansa allative riemulleen riemullensa riemuilleen riemuillensa essive riemunaan riemunansa riemuinaan riemuinansa translative riemukseen riemuksensa riemuikseen riemuiksensa abessive riemuttaan riemuttansa riemuittaan riemuittansa instructive — — comitative — riemuineen riemuinensa

Derived terms

• riemastua
• riemuinen
• riemuisa
• riemuita
• riemukas
• riemullinen

 

compounds

• riemuhuuto
• riemujuhla
• riemukaari
• riemukulku
• riemukulkue
• riemulaulu
• riemumaisteri
• riemumieli
• riemunkirjava
• riemuntunne
• riemurasia
• riemurinnoin
• riemusaatto
• riemutohtori
• riemuvoitto
• riemuylioppilas
• voitonriemu

 

Related terms

• riemuita
• riemuisa
• riemukas

Further reading

• “riemu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03